Demon King – Chapter 250 – Dumb? No, I’m Just Pretending

“You…” After staring for a while, Yuki was the first to break the awkward silence between them.

“Wait! Not listening! Goodbye!” The little Demon Lord cut him off, spreading the wings on her back and entering her transparent state, preparing to jump from the other side of the water tower.

I can’t think of a reason, so forget it. I’ll just run away… that was Eiru’s thought right now—as long as you can’t catch me, I don’t have to explain.

“Wait! Little Lu, wait!” Seeing her body gradually turn transparent as she readied to flee, Yuki panicked, shouting while climbing up the water tower’s ladder.

“Not listening, not listening, Stupid Yuki!” Shaking her head like a rattling drum, Her Majesty the Demon Lord jumped straight down. Her body fully faded into transparency and disappeared from Yuki’s sight.

“Ah… she’s gone…” On the empty water tower, Yuki couldn’t help showing a trace of disappointment.

But didn’t Lu Brat say Little Lu wasn’t coming to military training? Then why did he see her here? And she was clearly wearing a camouflage uniform so she was obviously one of the trainees…

But wasn’t this the boys’ area? Why would a girl be here? Unable to figure it out, Yuki decided that if he wanted answers, he had to first find his now missing best friend. ¹ I just want to know how dense this guy will become before he finally realizes who Eiru really is.

Better ask him what’s going on with Little Lu. There are too many suspicious points between them… Thinking so, Yuki decided to hand the stuff over to Eiru first.

As for the girl’s problem, he wasn’t in a hurry. After all, even if Little Lu ran off, Lu Brat couldn’t run away, right?

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When Yuki returned to Eiru’s bed, he found his best friend had already come back. She was sitting at her bedside and noticed him too.

“Lu Brat, come with me, I need to ask you something…” Yuki grabbed Eiru’s hand and dragged her out of the dorm, straight to the fourth floor.

“What’s up? Why are you looking so nervous?” Though she asked, Eiru knew perfectly well what he wanted to say.

“Are you sure you’re not the one nervous?” Glancing at his flustered friend, Yuki skipped the small talk and got straight to the point.

“I just saw Little Lu here. I remember you said she wasn’t coming to this military training… what’s going on?”

“What? Really?!” Her Majesty the Demon Lord put on a surprised face, earning silent praise from Yuki—her acting was really terrible.

“Lu Brat… how long have we known each other?” With a sigh, Yuki suddenly asked something that left Eiru puzzled.

“Since we knew each other? Since childhood… but if you’re talking about when we started hanging out together, probably three or four years.” Estimating quickly, she gave a fairly objective reply.

“Then you should know neither of us can hide anything from the other, right?” Yuki’s expression darkened. Between them, lies were pointless. If one lied, the other instantly knew.

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So Eiru always concealed things by mixing partial truths. Because if she told outright lies, Yuki would immediately know something was off.

“So, what’s with Little Lu? Speak clearly… you can’t not know she’s here.” Yuki stared at Eiru seriously, clearly upset. Why were they hiding things from him? Weren’t they best friends…?

“I… uh… this…” Frantically searching her mind for an excuse, Eiru regretted deeply—why hadn’t she just run away? Why did she come back to get caught?

But her mistake actually saved her from an even worse situation. After all, her suitcase still had her original clothes. If Yuki had checked, she would’ve been exposed immediately.

And Yuki always respected those around him. If she refused to talk, he wouldn’t force her. At most, he’d keep it in mind and investigate himself.

If he were more forceful about things, their current situation wouldn’t be so roundabout. They’d already be at the stage of him spoiling a certain loli until she lost consciousness. ² Uh

“Forget it, I won’t force you if you don’t want to say…” Yuki finally relented. “But tell me this, did Little Lu join the training?”

“Yes, she did…” Already exposed, Eiru couldn’t keep lying, so she answered honestly.

“I see… I won’t ask what class she’s in. You wouldn’t tell me anyway.” Yuki waved dismissively, which made Eiru sigh in relief.

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“Here, take this, all snacks… I didn’t prepare any for Little Lu. Pass them on for me later.” Yuki handed over the bag. “Go rest, there’s still night training. Don’t run around.”

“Mm…” Taking the bag, relieved, Eiru was about to head back when Yuki called her again.

“Lu Brat…” Yuki wore a strange smile she had never seen before. “If there’s something important between you two, don’t hide it from me…”

“O… Okay…” That eerie smile made Her Majesty the Demon Lord shiver as she stammered a reply.

“Otherwise, if I find out… never mind, go back first…” Swallowing the rest of his words, Yuki waved her off. Eiru dashed down the stairs like she was fleeing for her life.

“Sigh… I hope I’m just overthinking…” Watching his friend’s pitiful retreat, Yuki felt helpless.

It wasn’t that he didn’t hope they weren’t the same person. He had noticed signs long ago. Even if seeing them appear together sometimes dispelled his doubts, there were far too many suspicious points.

It wasn’t that Eiru’s disguise was sloppy. It was that Yuki knew her too well. They were too close and had too much contact—problems were bound to show.

In his mind, maybe Eiru had been a girl all along, and she was just pretending to be a boy around him. But that theory didn’t line up with everything either. After all, who would think someone would magically transform into a loli later in life…

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And with how much trust they shared, if she hid something this big from him, it would really hurt. He didn’t want to believe she’d treat him that way.

So he decided to keep playing dumb. After all, he had no direct evidence.

He knew that if he just asked around the girls’ dorm, he could find out everything. He had countless chances before but always chose not to pursue them.

It was better to leave her some dignity. Nobody wants their secrets dug up. And what if they really weren’t the same person?

But if you really are hiding this from me… then I’ll have to demand compensation and punishment. Like making the rest of your life completely mine…

Pulling out his phone, Yuki looked at his wallpaper and smiled bitterly—the photo showed the silver-haired girl leaning her head on his shoulder, her smile shining so brightly…

Translator Note

Eiru, you’re gonna have a yandere boyfriend at this rate if you don’t confess sometime soon.